Ask The Experts: Why Your Friend Shouldn’t Photograph Your Wedding (Unless They Are A Professional!)
Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are having a gentle start to the week! After a weekend of house revovations I have to admit I am quite grateful to be back at my desk (read: sitting down) today! This afternoon we are welcoming resident Boho Photography experts, James & Lianne, back to the blog to give a somewhat cautionary tale… of sourcing your wedding photography to friends! I’m sure there are many out there who have done so successfully, but this piece is certainly a thought provoker and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. And after all, if you read this and still decide to scrip on your photography, we did tell you so!
Many a-time we hear tales of regret from people who had ‘a friend’ photograph their wedding. Often it’s someone who ‘has a nice camera’ and ‘takes lots of photos’ that gets the gig because y’know, why wouldn’t they be able to photograph a wedding… photos are photos, right" Right!"
We’re no stranger to being left by the wayside for a friend with a camera, we get told that a lot. I suspect it’s often a case of one of two things: either they can’t fathom why photography costs so much, or, photography just isn’t important enough to them. Or perhaps it’s a combination of the two sometimes. The outcome is often the same though, everyone knows a friend with a ‘decent camera’ who is happy to ‘take a few photos on the...
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